| The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932-1972 Contributor(s): Manchester, William (Author), Riggenbach, Jeff (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1470887479 ISBN-13: 9781470887476 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $40.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: June 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 973.9 |
| Physical Information: 3.1" H x 5.4" W x 5.7" (1.90 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This great time capsule of a book captures the abundant popular history of the United States from 1932 to 1972. It encompasses politics, military history, economics, the arts, science, fashion, fads, social change, sexual mores, communications, graffiti--everything and anything indigenous that can be captured in print. Masterfully compressing four crowded decades of our history, The Glory and the Dream relives the epic, significant, or just memorable events that befell the generation of Americans whose lives pivoted between the America before and the America after the Second World War. From the Great Depression through the second inauguration of Richard M. Nixon, Manchester breathes life into this great period of America's growth. |
Contributor Bio(s): Manchester, William: - William Manchester (1922-2004) was an award-winning American author, biographer, historian, and a professor emeritus of history at Wesleyan University. Among his many New York Times bestselling books are A World Lit Only by Fire; The Glory and the Dream; American Caesar; Goodbye, Darkness; and The Last Lion, a multivolume biography of Winston Churchill. He was also a recipient of the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award. Riggenbach, Jeff: -Jeff Riggenbach has narrated numerous titles for Blackstone Audio and won an AudioFile Earphones Award. An author, contributing editor, and producer, he has worked in radio in San Francisco for the last thirty years, earning a Golden Mike Award for journalistic excellence. |